politics
US House to vote on MEGOBARI Act targeting Georgian officials
The United States House of Representatives is expected to vote today on the MEGOBARI Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that could lead to sanctions against senior figures within Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party. The vote is anticipated late...
Georgia’s power ‘100% in hands of regime’, think tank chair
Nino Kalandadze, the Chair of the Chavchavadze Center and former Foreign Minister under the United National Movement Government, on Monday claimed that Georgia’s political system was “fully controlled by an oligarchic regime”, in reference to the rul...
Landslide blocks road in Western Georgia, two escape unharmed
A landslide struck a remote stretch of road in western Georgia on Monday morning, temporarily cutting off traffic near the village of Babili, officials confirmed. The incident occurred on the 91st kilometre of the Lentekhi-Lasdili road, a mountainou...
Georgia’s Public Defender launches investigation into prisoner’s death at Tbilisi Vivamedi Clinic
Georgia’s Public Defender on Monday announced a full investigation into the death of a prisoner at the Vivamedi Tbilisi Clinic, amid questions surrounding the circumstances of the incident. In a statement, the Public Defender’s Office said it would ...
EU condemns Russia’s launch of flights to occupied Abkhazia as violation of Georgian sovereignty
The European Union has condemned Russia’s unilateral decision to begin regular commercial passenger flights to Sukhumi, the capital of Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region. In an official statement issued on May 3, the EU declared that this mov...
Georgian ruling party MP accuses opposition of misleading youth over coalition plans
A Georgian lawmaker has accused the opposition of attempting to mislead young voters by promoting the idea of a coalition government ahead of the country’s municipal elections this autumn. Archil Gorduladze, chair of the parliamentary legal affairs ...
Georgian opposition leader urges US sanctions on Ivanishvili over “Russia, Iran ties”
Tina Bokuchava, chairwoman of the opposition bloc Unity – National Movement, on Friday called on the United States to impose sanctions on the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party and its honorary chair Bidzina Ivanishvili, as well as his close ...
Georgia's press freedom ranking drops amid concerns over media crackdown
Georgia has fallen 11 places in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), now ranking 114th out of 180 countries. The decline reflected “growing concerns” over government’s alleged interference and a deteriorati...
Vice Parliament Speaker accuses Western ambassadors of undermining Georgian sovereignty
Georgia’s Vice Parliament Speaker, Thea Tsulukiani, on Friday accused “most foreign ambassadors” of disrespecting the country’s sovereignty and backing jailed former president Mikheil Saakashvili. Speaking during a session of the parliamentary tempo...
GYLA slams Georgian Gov’t’s alleged use of chemical agents against protesters
The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association on Friday criticised the government over its alleged use of unidentified chemical agents to disperse peaceful protesters during a wave of demonstrations that began in late November 2024, following the decision ...
